Professional Societies: The Moose Lodges of this Century

My good friend - Hank Lindborg calls professional societies the "Moose Lodges" of this century.

Every profession has professional societies. The financial folks have AICPA, IIA, FEI, AAA, etc. Engineers have IEEE, ASME, ASCE, NSPE, etc.

Professionals join the societies for standards, professional development, and networking. The problem?

Most professionals don't have time to network. They can get standards off the web. Professional development is mainly left to individuals. So, what value do the societies offer?

Back to Henry? What does he mean? Well about 60 years ago, the lodges were very big. There were a number of them from the Masons to the Moose. Now, they are largely a relic of the times. Most folks would rather mingle on the web than in a group.

Sad, but true ...